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The Sangre wall above the San Luis Valley

Fig. 1The Sangre wall above the San Luis Valley

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Landform

A straight wall of snow peaks rising from a high valley floor. One of the widest mountain fronts in the Rockies.

Field note

From the San Luis Valley the Sangres are a clean white wall. Blanca, Crestone, and the Colony group hold the high ground. Great Sand Dunes sit against the same front farther south.

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